Collapsible golf bag carrier



June 17, 1947. J. FRE|$ COLLAPSIBLE GOLF BAG CARRIER Filed Jan. 5, 1946 2 SheetsSheet l June 17, 1947.

COLLAPSIBLE GOLF BAG CARRIER Filed Jan. 5, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 51 INVENTOR. f James 14/51.; BY {Q i Patented June 17, 1947 1 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE James H. Freis, Chicago, Ill. Application January 5, 1946, Serial No. 639,266

6 Claims.

1 This invention rela|es to a collapsible golf bag carrier. It has for one of its objects to provide a carrier of the character hereinafter more fully set forth which may be collapsed into a compact parcel of a size adapted to occupy the minimum space when not in use and when placed in a vehicle trunk or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a collapsible golf bag carrier which by a simple operation of a latching mechanism, may conveniently and readily be collapsed into a compact parcel of a minimum size,

Another and equally important object of the invention is the provision of a collapsible golf bag carrier which may be extended to golf bag carrying position in an easy manner, requiring for such purpose the minimum effort upon the part of the user.

A stillfurther and equally important object of the invention is the provision of a collapsible golf bag carrier which is of a simple structure,

highly efficient in use, and economical in manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the golf bag carrier embodying my invention showing the same in distended position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same showing the invention in a, collapsed position;

Fig. 3 is a. sectional detail view of the same taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view showing the method of connecting a retaining chain to a thumb screw or bolt embodied in the invention;

Fig, 5 is a fragmentary detail View taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 1

An object of the invention is the provision of a golf bag carrier of a collapsible construction which, when in distended position, will rigidly and securely support a golf bag and the contents thereof for conveyance about a golf course, and, when in a collapsed condition, will permit the same to be placed inthe trunk of a vehicle or the like.

The drawings illustrate the preferred form of construction by which the objects of the invention are accomplished. In this connection, my improved collapsible golf bag carrier comprises a frame I 0 including side bars curved inwardly toward each other as at l2, with their flattened end portions 3 disposed in overlapping relation with respect to each other and perforated as at M for the passage of the shank l5 of a screw Hi. This screw I6 is threaded into a socket f0 med in a hand wheel or disc H3. The shank l5 Fig. 5) has a head portion Ill-secured as at l9 between the bifurcated head 2|! provided as at 2| to one end portion of a handle 22. This handle 22 has a curved formation (as shown in Fig. 1) and is provided with a hand hold element 23, the curved portion of the handle 22 being for the reasons hereinafter more fully set forth. By tightening the hand wheel or disc 3 upon the threaded shank, the handle will be rigidly latched in a distended position with respect to the side bars II, as shown in Fig. 1.

The lower end portions of these side bars ll are secured in socket bearing elements 24 and 24', and the end portions of these side bars II are provided with enlarged heads I I which engage the socket bearing elements 24 and 24'. These socket bearing elements are formed as an integral part of mounting brackets 25 having end portions 26 rotatably carrying wheel elements 21 in any suitable manner, the wheel elements 21 being preferably provided with rubber treads 28. These mounting brackets 25 have perforated lugs 29 and 29', to the lug 29 of which is pivotally connected as at 30 one end of a transverse bar 32. The opposite end of this bar is detachably connected to the lug 29' by means of a thumb screw or bolt 3|. This bolt has a flexible connection to the bar 32 by means of a chain 3|, the end of which isconnected to a ring 46 freely rotatable in a groove 41 provided by the thumb bolt 3|. The arrangement is such that the bolt 3| can be freely rotated to detach the bar 32 from the lug 29" andwhen thus detached the chain will serve to prevent misplacement of the thumb bolt 3|. This bar 32 carries a golf bag support 33 which may be of any approved construction, substantially pan shaped in plan view. For the purpose of illustration, I have shown this golf bag support as comprising a plate 34 carried by the cross bar 32 and having hinged thereto,.as at 35, side plates 36 provided with horizontally inwardly turned supporting flanges 31 upon which the bottom 38 of the golf bag 39 is supported and secured between plates 36 by suitable strap 40. On the handle 22 is a bracket 4| havin the side wings 42 perforated as at 43 for the passage of a strap 44, which strap 4-4 encircles the upper end portion of the golf bag to securely connect the golf bag to the handle 22.

The golf bag carrier embodying my invention in Fig. 1 is illustrated in its distended position,

and it is intended that the handle 22 have a curvature which will afiord easy handling by the user and will dispose as much of the weight of the golf bag as possible upon the plates 36, thereby to assure the maximum comfort to the user during manipulation of the carrier in moving the bag about. When not moving the bag about, the carrier is tilted backward so that the weight of the carrier is 36, in which position the plates 36 comprise the third point of support in cooperation with the wheels 21, which provide the other two means of support.

When the carrier is to be stored away or placed in the trunk of a vehicle or the like, the golf bag is removed therefrom. The hand wheel or disc I8 is rotated to loosen the wedging-connection between the flattened portions 13 of the side bars I l and the head ISI. This permits the handle 22 to be pivoted down between the side bars H, as shown in Fig. 2, and the crossbar 32 is disposed in the position shown in Fig. 2, to permit these j side bars II to be collapsed a maximum distance toward each other. When collapsed the carrier will take the position as shown in Fig. 2, in which position the carrier, as a parcel, may be placed away for storage or be carried about in the trunk of a vehicle. In this collapsed position, as shown in Fig. 2, the golf bag supporting plates 36 are pivoted to occupy the minimum space, their position being more clearly shown in Fig. 2 when the carrier is collapsed.

When collapsed, as shown in Fig. 2, the bar 32 is disposed beneath the handle 22, in which position it is held by the handle when the carrier is collapsed. v

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that I have provided a collapsible golf bag carrier which may be collapsed to a small compact parcel by a simple operation, with the minimum eii'ort upon the part of the user; that it may be moved to distended position likewise by a simple operation requiring the minimum effort upon the part of the user. When collapsed the carrier will occupy a minimum space when stored away, for example, in the trunk of a vehicle or the like. When in distended position, the user may with comfort and ease convey the golf bag about the course.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of-variation and modification without departing. from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible golf bag carrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other, mounting brackets having socket elements secured to the lower end portions of said side bars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets, a crossbar, means pivotally connecting one end of said crossbar to one of said mounting brackets, means I said crossbar to the other of disposed upon the plates for detachably connecting the said mounting brackets, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side bars, supporting a golf bag from said handle and from said crossbar.

2. A collapsible golf bag carrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other, mounting brackets having socket elements secured to lower end portions of said sidebars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets, a cross-bar, means pivotally connecting one end of said crossbar to one of said mounting brackets, means for detachably connecting the opposite end of said crossbar to the other of said mounting brackets, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side bars, and means carried by said crossbar for supporting the golf bag.

3. A collapsible golf bag carrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other,

mounting brackets having socket elements secured to lower end portions of said side bars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets, a cross-bar, means pivotally connecting one end of said crossbar to one of said mounting brackets, means for detachably connecting the opposite end of said crossbar to the other of said mounting brackets, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side bars, and means for detachably connecting a golf .bag to said handle.

4. A collapsible golf bag carrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other,

, mounting brackets having socket elements secured to lower end portions of said side bars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets, a crossbar, means pivotally connecting one end of said crossbar to one'of said mounting brackets, means for detachably connecting the opposite end of said crossbar to the other of said mounting brackets, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side bars, means for detachably connecting the upper end portion of a .golf bag to said handle, and means carried by the crossbar providing a support for the lower end portion of said golf bag.

5. A collapsible golf bagcarrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other, mounting brackets having socket elements secured to lower end portions of said side bars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets, a crossbar, means pivotally connectingone end of said crossbar to one of said mounting brackets, means for detachably connecting the opposite end of said crossbar to the other of said mounting brackets, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side bars, and means for supporting a golf bag from said handle and from opposite end of and means for said crossbar, said handle having a portion of its v length curved in frame.

6. A collapsible golf bag carrier comprising a frame including side bars, the upper end portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with their extremities disposed in overlapping position with respect to each other, mounting brackets having socket elements secured to the lower end portions of said side bars, wheel elements carried by said mounting brackets. a crossbar, means pivotally'connecting one end of said crossbar to one 01' said mounting brackets, means a direction away from said for detachably connecting the opposite end oi. said crossbar to the other oi. said mounting brackets, said last means comprising a thumb screw threadably carried by the other of said brackets and projected through a hole in said opposite end oi said crossbar, and a flexible connection between the crossbar-and said thumb screw, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the handle to the frame adjacent the overlapping portions of said side said crossbar.

- JAMES H. FREIS.

bars, and means for supporting a golf bag from said handle and from i 

